"We don't need no education. . . . No dark sarcasm in the classroom. . . . Hey! Teacher! Leave them kids alone!" - Pink Floyd, Another Brick in the Wall Part II
If Bruce Springsteen is my favorite music artist, Pink Floyd is a close second. This quote is from one of the band's most famous songs. I actually like school, but this tie in very closely with the first experience from school with Scout, the narrator from To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. Her first experience starts off bad, with her teacher, Miss Caroline, becoming annoyed at the fact that Scout is already literate. Miss Caroline tells Scout to stop reading at home, which she would hate to do. It is Miss Caroline's turn to have her day ruined when Burris Ewell, the son of Mr. Ewell, the main antagonist in the book, insults her deeply and walks out of the classroom while Miss Caroline cries on her desk, her feelings wounded. Scout simply sits by while this happens; she can't do anything about it. It doesn't serve to improve her day any, though. All in all, Scout has a miserable first day of school, and the rest of her time in school isn't any better.